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Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 8 September 2026UIN 21985

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many scheduled passenger services were formed of fewer carriages than planned listed by train operating company in each month since December 2023.

Answered by Department for Transport

The department monitors short formations based on the passenger capacity of the trains rather than the number of carriages. Attached is data for the number of short - formed services and the percentage based on what is monitored for each operator. Please note that the percentages are not comparable and do not represent the total number of services for each operator.

In the attached document is the available data for the number of short-formed services and the percentage based on what is monitored for each operator. Please note that the percentages are not comparable and do not represent the total number of services for each operator.

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